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mitt romney has the momentum. you got the sense that american people are so focused on the economy this cycle. foreign policy debates like this are not going to click. >> and the early part of the debate last night i thought mitt romney did fairly well. president obama dominated the better of the debate. i think he did emerge winning on debate points. >> david gurg insaid he thinks he passed an important test in this debate called the commander in chief test. >> cnn political reporter peter hammy says from 9:00 to 10:45 eastern last night, the top five rising searches on google were horses and bayonets, syria, molly, drones, and tumult. if you missed last night's debate including all the tumult, tune in to cnn noon eastern for an encore presentation. >> and president obama talking about the strength of our economy on his watch as commander in chief. >> and as a consequence, al qaeda's core leadership has been decimated. >> so is this true? we're going to go live to washington to get the real story. hmm, it says he
mitt romney has the momentum. you got the sense that american people are so focused on the economy this cycle. foreign policy debates like this are not going to click. >> and the early part of the debate last night i thought mitt romney did fairly well. president obama dominated the better of the debate. i think he did emerge winning on debate points. >> david gurg insaid he thinks he passed an important test in this debate called the commander in chief test. >> cnn political...
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romney agreed with obama. the one area where i think obama gained an advantage, he quickly pointed out that romney was indecisive or waffled on an issue oregon back and forth. he kept saying, being commander in chief is about being consistent. i think that was probably the most effective line of attack. >> did he set a vision for why he should have four more years? >> the president? >> not any more than i think we've heard other than in the -- you know, in the summation. but i think what was striking to me. i heard from someone working with the president. in the word cloud should have been i agree. what we heard from mitt romney -- that may muddle things with him. with people who were looking for a clear way to make a decision. >> is it okay to say, i agree now, when earlier you were saying something else? >> that's the problem. if you watched the primary debates, romney was much more muscular and attacking the president on foreign policy. >> if you look at one thing i was struck by. afghanistan, he said, the
romney agreed with obama. the one area where i think obama gained an advantage, he quickly pointed out that romney was indecisive or waffled on an issue oregon back and forth. he kept saying, being commander in chief is about being consistent. i think that was probably the most effective line of attack. >> did he set a vision for why he should have four more years? >> the president? >> not any more than i think we've heard other than in the -- you know, in the summation. but i...
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you say here comes romney, here comes romney. the president can stop him if right now he's ahead in wisconsin, he's ahead in ohio, ahead in the public polls in iowa, the romney campaign says that's a dead heat. if the president can hold ohio it almost impossible, not impossible, but almost impossible for governor romney to get to 270. i suspect we got two weeks to go. vice president biden will be paying income taxes in ohio by election day and the president will be through there several times too. but make no mistake, the republicans will be rolling in right behind them. >> i know you're in virginia. let's not forget florida. 29 electoral votes there. we know that florida has a lot of jewish voters. i want to play this exchange this is from last night's debate concerning the state of israel. it begins with mitt romney explaining why he keeps accusing the president of launching this apology tour early in his presidency. here he was. >> mr. president, the reason i call it an apology tour is because you went to the middle east and y
you say here comes romney, here comes romney. the president can stop him if right now he's ahead in wisconsin, he's ahead in ohio, ahead in the public polls in iowa, the romney campaign says that's a dead heat. if the president can hold ohio it almost impossible, not impossible, but almost impossible for governor romney to get to 270. i suspect we got two weeks to go. vice president biden will be paying income taxes in ohio by election day and the president will be through there several times...
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mitt romney was knee-deep in it. a rising star at a boston consulting group, bain & company, which had a great pitch. help businesses make money by cutting costs. >> by all accounts, mitt romney was very successful in advising companies how to improve their business operations. >> but soon romney's boss had a better idea. instead of just advising companies, why not buy them with investor money to generate huge profits. and bain capital was born. early partner jeffrey rennart. >> well, it was a lot of long hours, a lot of late nights and a lot of learning but a lot of success. >> so what kind of a leader was mitt romney during those early years? >> i would say in the early years mitt was a lead-by-example kind of leader. he -- you know, he dug in, you know, did analysis side by side with us. >> and it paid off. bain capital invested in more than 100 companies, nearly doubling its returns for clients annually. >> how you doing? >> romney made a lot of money, and he would later claim created a lot of jobs. but a former
mitt romney was knee-deep in it. a rising star at a boston consulting group, bain & company, which had a great pitch. help businesses make money by cutting costs. >> by all accounts, mitt romney was very successful in advising companies how to improve their business operations. >> but soon romney's boss had a better idea. instead of just advising companies, why not buy them with investor money to generate huge profits. and bain capital was born. early partner jeffrey rennart....
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romney's waffling. we're spending $2 billion a week in afghanistan. $2 billion to spend in any of these american cities. $100 billion a year. i think there's a way, this sort of hesitancy on romney's part could be an economic issue. but i don't think that some of these other issues with regard to the economy, like china, that has not been discussed well enough in the lead up. i think there's a big discussion to be had about china. i don't think romney is as credible. >> candy crowley is going to tell us what is going on behind the scenes at a debate right now. she knows from her experiences, plus, bill clinton's advised the next president about avoiding another disaster. first, another debate flashback. >>> the republican nominee and governor michael dukakis. >> governor, if kitty were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer? >> no, i don't and i think you know i've proposed the death penalty. >> losing that passion at that moment may have hurt him clearly in that
romney's waffling. we're spending $2 billion a week in afghanistan. $2 billion to spend in any of these american cities. $100 billion a year. i think there's a way, this sort of hesitancy on romney's part could be an economic issue. but i don't think that some of these other issues with regard to the economy, like china, that has not been discussed well enough in the lead up. i think there's a big discussion to be had about china. i don't think romney is as credible. >> candy crowley is...
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>> you keep asking me who the real mitt romney is. i have no clue who the real mitt romney is. you had the speaker, newt gingrich, former speaker, newt gingrich on before. please youtube what the speaker said about mitt romney and think about what would make the speaker change his mind so much. when the speaker was talking about mitt romney when he was running against him, he calls him a flat-out liar. he said of mitt romney any man who will lie to get to the white house will lie when he is in the white house. so when i look at people like the former speaker, when i look at other republicans, pretty much every republican candidate who has ever run against mitt romney, all accuse him of having tremendous character flaws, not having a core, being willing to say anything to make it to the white house. this is not kind of where you look at a person and say well, this person's not qualified. >> i just said to beau biden earlier, it's all very well saying that but what about barack obama, i remember this being a very big moment, i was proud of it because i was against guantanamo bay.
>> you keep asking me who the real mitt romney is. i have no clue who the real mitt romney is. you had the speaker, newt gingrich, former speaker, newt gingrich on before. please youtube what the speaker said about mitt romney and think about what would make the speaker change his mind so much. when the speaker was talking about mitt romney when he was running against him, he calls him a flat-out liar. he said of mitt romney any man who will lie to get to the white house will lie when he...
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romney can win. romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled the hole that voters wanted to be comfortable voting against barack obama and for mitt romney which is what romney's going to do for the next four years to grow the economy. there's nothing fundamental has changed. this economy is the worst ever, energy prices are not down and people are living the same life they lived four years ago. so that's what this race is about. not the polls. >> look, first of all, president obama won by 7.3 last time so he doesn't have the duplicate what he did in 2008 to win. secondly
romney can win. romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled...
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when barack obama and michelle obama were talking to mitt romney's family, tagg romney, mitt romney's son, who had made a comment i want to smack barack obama, puts his arm behind barack obama's back. >> he does it camera side so we see it and now watch what's going to happen. this is like owning the president right here. the president is going to maneuver. he's in a difficult position but he's going to get a couple smacks back. bam. there it is. he's like listen, i'm still the president, simmer down. look what happens here, though. look it. tagg right here, now fixes his pants and gets in this broadside display. >> reporter: maybe his belt's not tight enough. >> but it's interesting timing. this is a sense of pride. this is a body language gesture with pride, like a cowboy. it's like he said dad, i got a smack in. >> reporter: those are the last things we remember from the debate. >> that's what we saw. >> up next, her question triggered one of the most heated exchanges of the town hall debate and led to romney's comments about binders full of women. katherine fenton found herself in
when barack obama and michelle obama were talking to mitt romney's family, tagg romney, mitt romney's son, who had made a comment i want to smack barack obama, puts his arm behind barack obama's back. >> he does it camera side so we see it and now watch what's going to happen. this is like owning the president right here. the president is going to maneuver. he's in a difficult position but he's going to get a couple smacks back. bam. there it is. he's like listen, i'm still the president,...
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now here's governor romney's itinerary. nevada, colorado, virginia, iowa and of course, ohio, ohio, ohio. about the only nonswing state stop, president obama today who touched down in chicago to vote and was asked to show some i.d. >> all right. >> i need some i.d. >> you're right. hold on. >> i'm sorry. >> i've got my driver's license. here you go. now, ignore the fact that there's no gray hair in that picture. >> speaking to chicago campaign workers, they say mr. obama reminded them to work hard, it's going to be close, he said. if voters don't turn out and these are his words, we could lose this election. more on the president, the challenger and their two events today. jim acosta is on the campaign trail in ohio. so is jessica yellin. chief political analyst gloria borger joins us as well. president obama's campaign could not like these numbers. the campaign manager told reporters today we should ignore national polls, but these are state polls we're looking at. romney has either closed the gap or is ahead. what do they
now here's governor romney's itinerary. nevada, colorado, virginia, iowa and of course, ohio, ohio, ohio. about the only nonswing state stop, president obama today who touched down in chicago to vote and was asked to show some i.d. >> all right. >> i need some i.d. >> you're right. hold on. >> i'm sorry. >> i've got my driver's license. here you go. now, ignore the fact that there's no gray hair in that picture. >> speaking to chicago campaign workers, they...
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so a two-fer for romney. win to romney on that one. overall a good debate for president but not a knockout, carol. >> got you. back to paul. mr. romney slip-ups? >> reporter: i think the first strength is also the first weakne weakness. he played it safe. look, who won the debate? our poll indicates the president won the debate as do some other post debate polls. the president definitely won the narrative. mitt romney did not. second thing that comes to my moind is missed opportunities. a lot of us were expecting mitt romney to be more aggressive going after the president on libya, that benghazi attack and on syria but he was much more of a me, too, candidate. and finally the gender gap. we've seen the gender gap with women. the president did much better with women, women thinking that the president won the debate by double digits. carol? >> paul steinhauser, jessica yellin, thank you very much. >>> in an hour we'll talk to someone from ohio and pennsylvania. yes, it's middle-class talk back time. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a
so a two-fer for romney. win to romney on that one. overall a good debate for president but not a knockout, carol. >> got you. back to paul. mr. romney slip-ups? >> reporter: i think the first strength is also the first weakne weakness. he played it safe. look, who won the debate? our poll indicates the president won the debate as do some other post debate polls. the president definitely won the narrative. mitt romney did not. second thing that comes to my moind is missed...
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so i asked governor romney, how low can you stoop, governor romney, to allow your attorney to launch this attack on a single mom who you know cannot defend herself because she is still under that gag order. >> we'll see what happens, obviously, with the legal action here. let's turn to indiana senate candidate richard mourdock, who said this. let's remind ourselves of what he said. >> i struggled with it myself for a long time but i came to realize life is a gift from god and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> gloria, we talked about this issue before. you were a victim of rape, had a legal abortion. does this stagger you that these politicians running for the senate, second one now, would say such extraordinary things about something as sensitive as rape and abortion and so on? >> well, i wish i could say that it surprises me but it doesn't, because there is that kind of extremism in the republican party. we heard it from todd akin, who is running for the u.s. senate seat from missouri, when he talke
so i asked governor romney, how low can you stoop, governor romney, to allow your attorney to launch this attack on a single mom who you know cannot defend herself because she is still under that gag order. >> we'll see what happens, obviously, with the legal action here. let's turn to indiana senate candidate richard mourdock, who said this. let's remind ourselves of what he said. >> i struggled with it myself for a long time but i came to realize life is a gift from god and i...
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i talked to a senior romney strategist leading the hotel where mitt romney has been doing his debate prep about an hour ago and asked about this possibility. they said that they are preparing for a president who will not come out like a lamb. and even though that -- this debate setting tonight is going to be around a round table discussion, i just talked to a democratic source a few moments ago, brooke, who said if you look at how they're going to be seated at the table tonight, it is going to be very interesting. bob schieffer will be across from them, but then mitt romney and president obama will be seated very close to one another. so unlike last week, at the town hall debate, where they were crossing the stage to invade each other's personal space, they will already be in each other's personal space. >> like the vice presidential debate. >> reporter: right. >> back and forth and back and forth, right. >> reporter: that's right. so you may see -- i was talking to a democratic source about this and they said, they don't have to walk up to each other, they may be kicking each other
i talked to a senior romney strategist leading the hotel where mitt romney has been doing his debate prep about an hour ago and asked about this possibility. they said that they are preparing for a president who will not come out like a lamb. and even though that -- this debate setting tonight is going to be around a round table discussion, i just talked to a democratic source a few moments ago, brooke, who said if you look at how they're going to be seated at the table tonight, it is going to...
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. >> mitt romney every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> is that a bit harsh, or is that what mitt romney needs to do? get on to the topic of the economy and not deal too much with the intricacies of syria? >> to do so you have to show confidence as it relates to world affairs. i also think that the united states is ready for a change. it knows it's off track. it wants to make that change. to the extent that mitt romney can project himself as the next commander in chief, as the president of the united states, then i think the people are willing to make that choice. certainly, there's a direct tie between our economic strength, our military strength, and our position in the world. >> obviously, the voters are the ones here in the united states that m is trying to appeal to. are you concerned about his reputation overseas? it wasn't a particularly successful overseas trip he did when he seemed to offend londoners over the olymp
. >> mitt romney every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> is that a bit harsh, or is that what mitt romney needs to do? get on to the topic of the economy and not deal too much with the intricacies of syria? >> to do so you have to show confidence as it relates to world affairs. i also think that the united states...
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romney, 48% to 40%. let's get right to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who was watching that debate. good morning. >> good morning. look, we know this entire election year debates have really mattered. but this one was a little bit tricky because it's about foreign policy. that's not high on the priority list for voters. so each candidate really tried to make it a test of leadership. especially the president. >> reporter: mitt romney came wanting voters to see him as commander in chief. the commander in chief came determined to make sure that didn't happen. >> i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy. but, every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> reporter: time and time again the president's harsh criticism dripped with sarcasm. >> a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing america, you said russia. not al qaeda, you said russia. the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back. because,
romney, 48% to 40%. let's get right to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who was watching that debate. good morning. >> good morning. look, we know this entire election year debates have really mattered. but this one was a little bit tricky because it's about foreign policy. that's not high on the priority list for voters. so each candidate really tried to make it a test of leadership. especially the president. >> reporter: mitt romney came wanting voters to see him as...
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and i think romney's going to do very well. last night he's presented the leadership that he would bring domestically on issues here at home and he's going to be able to present that same leadership on foreign policy. women care about leadership. they care about problem-solving, getting the job done, working across the aisle. and governor romney is someone who has proven that he's a leader, can get the job done, proven that he can work with democrats. 87% of his legislature in massachusetts were democrats. i think he's going to do very well tomorrow night. >> congressman edwards, you can look at it and point a has to be osama bin laden. after that, how do you expect him to -- what do you expect him to bring to the table tomorrow night in terms of foreign policy as a way to show his leadership? >> i think president is definitely going to talk about his impressive record when it comes to foreign policy. when it comes to understanding and have a command of the state of the world and i think the president demonstrates that, i think
and i think romney's going to do very well. last night he's presented the leadership that he would bring domestically on issues here at home and he's going to be able to present that same leadership on foreign policy. women care about leadership. they care about problem-solving, getting the job done, working across the aisle. and governor romney is someone who has proven that he's a leader, can get the job done, proven that he can work with democrats. 87% of his legislature in massachusetts...
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indiana and missouri also shift from lean romney to safe romney. cnn now estimates that mitt romney's leading in states with a total of 206 electoral votes, the president's leading in states with 237. it takes of course 270 to win the white house. listen to mitt romney today talking in cedar rapids, iowa. >> our campaign is growing into a movement across this country that says we're going to get america back, we're going to get america strong, we're going to provide for our families. >> jack welch is a big supporter of mitt romney and he'll be reacting to all this in a moment. but in the meanwhile, president obama is in the midst of a 48-hour nonstop campaign exhibition making time to sit down with brian williams at nbc's "rock center." >> people say what did i say i was going to do in 2008 and what have i delivered? and they can have some confidence that the things i say i mean. >> we begin tonight with governor deval patrick of massachusetts here to try the case for the president. governor, how are you? >> i'm great, piers, how are you? >> somebo
indiana and missouri also shift from lean romney to safe romney. cnn now estimates that mitt romney's leading in states with a total of 206 electoral votes, the president's leading in states with 237. it takes of course 270 to win the white house. listen to mitt romney today talking in cedar rapids, iowa. >> our campaign is growing into a movement across this country that says we're going to get america back, we're going to get america strong, we're going to provide for our families....
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we haven't heard a whole lot from mitt romney. he's been in debate prep this weekend, in debate prep right now. but his running mate paul ryan addressed that last night in colorado. >> what peace through strength means is our adversaries are much less willing to test us, they're less brazen, and our allies are more willing to trust us. what it means is our adversaries when they see us projecting weakness, when they see us hollowing out our military, when they see us equivocating when it comes time to stand up for our beliefs and values overseas, they think we are a super power in decline. >> reporter: and there you have paul ryan last night in colorado trying to rev up a campaign rally. you know, we talk a lot about benghazi and how it's going to be an issue tonight. i think it's going to be an issue in a broader spectrum for mitt romney to try to talk more about terrorism in the middle east and, of course, paul ryan there talking about what america's standing is, and i think he's speaking directly to the report now that the u.s.
we haven't heard a whole lot from mitt romney. he's been in debate prep this weekend, in debate prep right now. but his running mate paul ryan addressed that last night in colorado. >> what peace through strength means is our adversaries are much less willing to test us, they're less brazen, and our allies are more willing to trust us. what it means is our adversaries when they see us projecting weakness, when they see us hollowing out our military, when they see us equivocating when it...
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romney can win. romney ideoyg s 3 undouy n oyg s 3 oamhao . program last night and he was saying that in internal polls, they're not seeing this romney momentum that the media has talked about so much since the first debate. they think momentum that obama is doing pretty well. do you buy that, that there's not the narrative of romney momentum is not accurate? >> i think romney did do better, objectively he improved his position after the first debate. i don't think he improved it any in the last ten days or so, but he improved his position then. i don't see any momentum at all and i see 1,000 polls. it still is a pretty tight race. the real difference is between polls that do live interviews and polls that do robocalls that came to cell phones. that accounts for a significant difference. that's a real issue here. as we come down the stretch. >> mary, can romney win without winning ohio? >> yes, he can, and i don't -- i don't know how that enthusiasm gap that used to be 20 points could all of a sudden be even. let's look at they have the same e
romney can win. romney ideoyg s 3 undouy n oyg s 3 oamhao . program last night and he was saying that in internal polls, they're not seeing this romney momentum that the media has talked about so much since the first debate. they think momentum that obama is doing pretty well. do you buy that, that there's not the narrative of romney momentum is not accurate? >> i think romney did do better, objectively he improved his position after the first debate. i don't think he improved it any in...
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mitt romney with 43%. and paul ryan campaigning in that swing state getting a warm reception before speaking at a rally in belmont. the republican candidate is taking on the traditional v.p. role of attack dog. here he is earlier saturday in pennsylvania telling an audience why they should not vote for the president. >> president obama four years ago when he was running for president said if he had no fresh ideas, use stale tactics to scare voters. if you don't have a record to run on, paint your opponent as someone people should run from. make a big election about small things. that's what he said when he ran for president four years ago. that's exactly what he has become now that he is president, and he has no record to run on. >> vice president biden took the campaign to the swing state of florida where he didn't miss a beat after his speech got an unexpected interruption. >> they decimate education. they -- like that beautiful baby over there. i don't blame them for crying. i don't blame that baby for
mitt romney with 43%. and paul ryan campaigning in that swing state getting a warm reception before speaking at a rally in belmont. the republican candidate is taking on the traditional v.p. role of attack dog. here he is earlier saturday in pennsylvania telling an audience why they should not vote for the president. >> president obama four years ago when he was running for president said if he had no fresh ideas, use stale tactics to scare voters. if you don't have a record to run on,...
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governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took tough steps to save our economy from freefall to save the auto industry, which governor romney would not have done, and he has a vision of how to move this economy forward. that will rebuild the middle class. that will -- and governor romney who runs around this country now saying i represent change doesn't represent change. he what he represents is a return to a failed task. >> still more feel think the governor would do better with the economy than the president. >> in that particular poll -- in that particular poll, candy, that may be the case, but in
governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took tough steps to save...
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and that man is mitt romney. there's not much time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> here's the question. he was widely ridiculed. >> right. >> -- as a result of talking to the empty chair. >> there was no chair in that ad. >> no chair. i didn't see a chair there, but he was widely panned. a lot of republicans themselves thought it was inappropriate especially coming after that excellent film portraying mitt romney getting the stage set for mitt romney and then all of a sudden he starts rambling in front of a chair for 12 or 13 or 14 -- >> right. >> -- why do they use him? >> well, of course this republican focus group is clint eastwood and saying all of us in the media were completely obsessive about clint eastwood. they focus grouped it and tested off the charts and this particular ad in important states, florida and ohio, did very well for them. they believe he's not your run of the mill celebrity. they believe clint eastwood is iconic, that he will appeal to republican voters in swing states
and that man is mitt romney. there's not much time left and the future of our country is at stake. >> here's the question. he was widely ridiculed. >> right. >> -- as a result of talking to the empty chair. >> there was no chair in that ad. >> no chair. i didn't see a chair there, but he was widely panned. a lot of republicans themselves thought it was inappropriate especially coming after that excellent film portraying mitt romney getting the stage set for mitt...
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the negative ads against mitt romney all summer long have evaporated after mitt romney's performance in denver, and that's precisely the gamble that mitt romney was making last night, that he wants to carry that momentum forward and not allow the negative attacks to stick if he is boisterous or rambunctious. >> 30 seconds left and, amy, you will start. the likability factor among our polling dipped for president obama with all of that attacking that may stick, so quick line from you, amy, and quick line from john. was it worth it on a foreign policy debate that might not have been watched by that many people to go for the gust owe and yet perhaps lose likability? >> when you attack your opponent, you may bring his negatives down but you also bring your own negatives down. i think last night you saw mitt romney was playing for the center, the undecideds. when he talked about bipartisan ship, president obama was playing to the base. those zingers were went to get up the base. it is a get out the vote effort at this point. >> obama can lose a little in the likability, but i agree. i thi
the negative ads against mitt romney all summer long have evaporated after mitt romney's performance in denver, and that's precisely the gamble that mitt romney was making last night, that he wants to carry that momentum forward and not allow the negative attacks to stick if he is boisterous or rambunctious. >> 30 seconds left and, amy, you will start. the likability factor among our polling dipped for president obama with all of that attacking that may stick, so quick line from you, amy,...
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mitt romney is up on that. he's going back to what he has always billed as his strength and that's the economy. which he sees as the president's weakness. so it's like he's really blown this and here's what i would do. it's what attracted people to him in the first place. >> so is it more designed to you know, enthuse the base their respective bases out there? or to win over these independent still undecided voters? >> you know i think we're talking about such a small -- in large part both of them are stirring up their certain voters which includes their base. but the people are going to vote for them. there's some independent stuff in there of course. but mainly this is now you know, going forward on the premise that most people have made up their minds. that those swing voters are such a small group that, yes, we heard the stuff about and i'm going to work bipartisan, i'll have people in my office from the other party every week. that's swing vote independent talk. and you need those independents, both of the
mitt romney is up on that. he's going back to what he has always billed as his strength and that's the economy. which he sees as the president's weakness. so it's like he's really blown this and here's what i would do. it's what attracted people to him in the first place. >> so is it more designed to you know, enthuse the base their respective bases out there? or to win over these independent still undecided voters? >> you know i think we're talking about such a small -- in large...
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we know three big things about romney's plan. one. he wants to cut tax rates and pay for it by closing loopholes. two. he wants to increase defense spending by about $2 trillion over ten years. and three, he says he'll balance the budget at the end of his second term. let's start with the tax cuts. >> i want to bring down rates. want to bring the rates down, at the same time, lower deductions and credits so we keep getting the revenue we need. >> romney's across the board tax cut of 20% is $5 trillion worth. now, romney plans to close loophole to pay for it. we just don't know which wups, so we had to take some liberties on the map here. the joint committee on taxation did one test study and i have it right here. keep in mind, this was done based on current law, which assumes the bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year. they concluded that revenue neutral tax reform would permit a 4% decrease in all ordinary income tax rates. now, that's not close to 20%. now, let's get to the second thing. adding more than $2 trillion to defense
we know three big things about romney's plan. one. he wants to cut tax rates and pay for it by closing loopholes. two. he wants to increase defense spending by about $2 trillion over ten years. and three, he says he'll balance the budget at the end of his second term. let's start with the tax cuts. >> i want to bring down rates. want to bring the rates down, at the same time, lower deductions and credits so we keep getting the revenue we need. >> romney's across the board tax cut of...
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mitt romney on sunday. virginia, it is truly up for grabs and our chief national correspondent john king takes us on a tour of this key battleground state. >> reporter: ten straight presidential elections reliably red and then blue for president obama. pop it up and closer because i want to show you something. see what i just drew in? northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else, john mccain and barack obama even. the mar join 234,000 states. all of it from right here. urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is bob calling from the republican party in virginia. >> reporter: mitt romney's path to the white house runs through virginia and to win it he must run strong in the fast-changing suburbs within an hour's drive of washington. >> all about northern virginia. there have been so many people moving in to northern virginia particularly from northeast and democratic areas that they have turned a solid red state in to a purple state. >> reporter: they like the trend line. >> if you look at the dozen polls
mitt romney on sunday. virginia, it is truly up for grabs and our chief national correspondent john king takes us on a tour of this key battleground state. >> reporter: ten straight presidential elections reliably red and then blue for president obama. pop it up and closer because i want to show you something. see what i just drew in? northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else, john mccain and barack obama even. the mar join 234,000 states. all of it from right here. urgency in a place...
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that may be good for romney. drew westen, thank you so much. >> happy to be on. >>> there is one thing president obama and mitt romney can agree on. rg3. we'll hear what they had to say about the redskins' rookie quarterback and bringing washington together. [music: artist: willy moon song: "yeah yeah" label: universal] ♪ everybody well don't you know it's me now? ♪ ♪ yeah who's it, who's it huh? ♪ ♪ willy's back with a brand new beat now, ♪ ♪ yeah doin' it doin' it up! ♪ heyyy yeah, tryin' to bite my style! ♪ ♪ heyyy yeah, how you like me now? ♪ ♪ na na na na na na na na ♪ and everybody go uh! >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question for you this morning, yes, it's your turn. seriously? are there still undecided voters? 15 days to the election. hard to believe, right? it seems this election has been going on since time began. most of you want it to be over already. except maybe those undecided voters. i mean, seriously, how could that be? mi
that may be good for romney. drew westen, thank you so much. >> happy to be on. >>> there is one thing president obama and mitt romney can agree on. rg3. we'll hear what they had to say about the redskins' rookie quarterback and bringing washington together. [music: artist: willy moon song: "yeah yeah" label: universal] ♪ everybody well don't you know it's me now? ♪ ♪ yeah who's it, who's it huh? ♪ ♪ willy's back with a brand new beat now, ♪ ♪ yeah doin'...
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romney at 206. the magic number is 270 and to that end, there is good news for president obama and not so good news for mitt romney in the buckeye state. ohio is home to 18 electoral votes and a new poll out tonight shows president obama leading there by five points over mitt romney. 49-44 and among those who have already voted because there's early voting going on, this is pretty incredible, obama has a 2-1 lead over romney, 60-30%. but on voters who have yet to cast their ballot, candidates are running dead even. 45-45. that is really difficult for mitt romney. if the overall ohio numbers hold, can romney become the first republican to win the oval office without ohio? "outfront" tonight, one of romney's competitors, rick santorum, author of "american patriots." great to see you. appreciate you taking the time. do you think mitt romney can make history and win the white house if he doesn't win ohio? >> certainly the numbers add up in winning other states. i don't think governor romney is conceding
romney at 206. the magic number is 270 and to that end, there is good news for president obama and not so good news for mitt romney in the buckeye state. ohio is home to 18 electoral votes and a new poll out tonight shows president obama leading there by five points over mitt romney. 49-44 and among those who have already voted because there's early voting going on, this is pretty incredible, obama has a 2-1 lead over romney, 60-30%. but on voters who have yet to cast their ballot, candidates...
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romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up. >> and for military voters in virginia, romney's charge that the size of the navy is at 1917 levels. >> well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. >> reporter: it was hardly a direct hit for either candidate. as it turns out, every marine still undergoes bayonet training. and the fact checking watchdog blame the president for the current navy fleet levels as pants on fire. now, as for the president's blueprint that he laid out earlier today talking about his second term agenda, we did talk to some senio
romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up....
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people think mitt romney could be. i want to go back -- talked earlier about this clown campaign, rights, but how we're focusing on small things that don't matter that much. part of it is that we are responding to a marketplace. fair or not, good or bad. media and journalists -- look, i've written a lot of stories in the past months about the manufacturing crisis. and rustbelt states, it's going away and how hard it is on families. nobody cares. they get two commentses on it -- comments on it. it's frustrating, but if i write about trump, i get 100 comments. >> president gives a "rolling stone" interview and says he think romney is a bs-er. that's godden media fla-- gotte media flack. should it? >> i don't think so because we had george bush repeatedly flipping the camera at the camera. i put it on my blog once. dick cheney's famous -- the "go "f" yourself"? >> major league a-hole or something -- >> we don't have to go that far. >> new york times reporter. my suspicion is that -- my suspicion is it was intentional beca
people think mitt romney could be. i want to go back -- talked earlier about this clown campaign, rights, but how we're focusing on small things that don't matter that much. part of it is that we are responding to a marketplace. fair or not, good or bad. media and journalists -- look, i've written a lot of stories in the past months about the manufacturing crisis. and rustbelt states, it's going away and how hard it is on families. nobody cares. they get two commentses on it -- comments on it....
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mitt romney got it wrong. i think it underscores how badly he handled the whole topic. >> you and others say candy was wrong. >> i'm a fan of candy. i've written that before. i think she's a good interviewer here. she blew it on her substance and on her role as moderator. on the judge it with us not whether he sad acts of terror but whether he specifically identified this act as terrorism. he did not. >> he. >> excuse me. let me finish. >> he described the film at the beginning of his speechlt he spoke very movingly about the victims and then in the lakt twoing ates -- >> not in the same paragraph with benghazi. never said it was a ben zba city attack and fehr her to take sides. my interpretation may be wrong, i'll grant you that. but for her to take sides and intervene went well beyond and it was in the context of a debate. she gave mitt romney -- >> on this point, what's been lost in all the chatter is that candy said the transcript would reflect to president obama she then said to mitt romney it did take tw
mitt romney got it wrong. i think it underscores how badly he handled the whole topic. >> you and others say candy was wrong. >> i'm a fan of candy. i've written that before. i think she's a good interviewer here. she blew it on her substance and on her role as moderator. on the judge it with us not whether he sad acts of terror but whether he specifically identified this act as terrorism. he did not. >> he. >> excuse me. let me finish. >> he described the film at...
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here's the problem with mitt romney's math. he slashes personal income taxes by 20% across the board, the cost of doing so will be $5 trillion over ten years. okay, so that's less money for a government already deep in the red, one would assume it makes the deficit worse, right? wrong. romney says he'll pay for that tax cut in two ways, one, he'll limit the tax breaks. he'll spur economic growth because people can use that money that they'll save this taxes. it's not entirely clear how much economic growth that will produce. what is clear is that the measly 1.3% of economic growth that they achieved in the second quarter this year isn't enough to make up for the romney shortfall, and with the u.s. economy forecasted to grow by about 3% in 2013 and 2014, romney's plan, as attractive as it sounds, is in doubt. kevin hasseth is an economic adviser. kevin, romney's plan seems to assume that the simple act of lowering taxes will generate enough growth to raise the revenue to pay for the steep cost of those cuts. a lot of economists
here's the problem with mitt romney's math. he slashes personal income taxes by 20% across the board, the cost of doing so will be $5 trillion over ten years. okay, so that's less money for a government already deep in the red, one would assume it makes the deficit worse, right? wrong. romney says he'll pay for that tax cut in two ways, one, he'll limit the tax breaks. he'll spur economic growth because people can use that money that they'll save this taxes. it's not entirely clear how much...
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bush has endorsed mitt romney all along. and when you take a look at colin powell you have to wonder if that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president in the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> colin powell is a friend and i respect the endorsement decision that he made and i do not doubt that it was based on anything but his support of the president's policies. piers morgan's question was whether he should leave the party and i don't think he should. on that, let me bring in peter wellston. just quickly your reaction to sununu's clarification. >> well, he clearly realized that he stepped in it. he had to fix it. you know, colin powell is a popular figure, one of the most popular figures to all americans. so when you start questioning his motives that might be different than the motives he laid out in his endorsement,
bush has endorsed mitt romney all along. and when you take a look at colin powell you have to wonder if that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president in the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> colin powell is a friend and i respect the endorsement decision that he made...
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that's what sets mitt romney back. he has the $5 trillion in tax cuts and then calls for $2 trillion of the defense department doesn't even ask for. so he builds another $7 trillion whole before you even get started. erin, you covered a lot of territory in the lead-in. i would just say, budgets are always compared to what? and the committee for responsible federal budget, which is the leading to fix the debt campaign, did analysis in february of the president's budget plan and the romney budget plan. and they found that the romney budget plan would explode the deficit much more than the president's plan, which brings the deficits under control, under 3% of gdp, by the tenth year, stabilizes the debt to gdp ratio and gets this under control. whereas the romney plan, according to the folks who are leading the fix the debt campaign, explodes the debt in comparison. >> what about the cbo, they scored the president's plan over that ten-year period. this year, through 2022. and they say the budget would be $6.4 trillion, $3.
that's what sets mitt romney back. he has the $5 trillion in tax cuts and then calls for $2 trillion of the defense department doesn't even ask for. so he builds another $7 trillion whole before you even get started. erin, you covered a lot of territory in the lead-in. i would just say, budgets are always compared to what? and the committee for responsible federal budget, which is the leading to fix the debt campaign, did analysis in february of the president's budget plan and the romney budget...
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romney needs it. the president would like to keep it. >> we're hearing so many of these reports there could be recounts like in 2000. one of candidates could win the popular vote, lose the electoral college vote. there are intriguing possibilities out there. >> you mention 2000. this has happened four times in our history. of course the most recent time was 12 years ago where al gore actually won in the popular vote. george w. bush became the president of the united states because of 537 votes in florida. again people think the map this year will be more like this. romney will do better in a lot of these states. some people think it's possible romney ekes out a popular win. it's so close it could go the other way too. the president could win the popular vote. is it likely to happen? both campaigns say probably not. because tgs so close it's possible. we've got a lot of lawyers standing by in case of a recount, other morning after question. >> a lot of lawyers are standing by as well. you were in ohio,
romney needs it. the president would like to keep it. >> we're hearing so many of these reports there could be recounts like in 2000. one of candidates could win the popular vote, lose the electoral college vote. there are intriguing possibilities out there. >> you mention 2000. this has happened four times in our history. of course the most recent time was 12 years ago where al gore actually won in the popular vote. george w. bush became the president of the united states because...
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both from the romney campaign and the obama campaign, both on abortion. >> those ads say mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed a bit extreme, so i looked into it. turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option many cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. >> banning all abortions? >> i would be delighted sign that bill. >> trying to mislead us. that's wrong. but ban all abortions? only if you vote for him. >> so obviously somebody thinks this is a great way to turn out female voters. >> it's worked for democrats in virginia traditionally on that issue, but, look, romney wasn't anywhere near richmond when what mark talked about was going on. i have to add obama doesn't benefit of having mark warner on the ticket. >> kill you with kindness here. >> let's talk about abortions. that's been -- they hit me on the same issue. they hit john warn other the same issues. they hit anybody with the label. it doesn't fit. >> frankly, it's still a very conservative state in so many places. these abortion issues
both from the romney campaign and the obama campaign, both on abortion. >> those ads say mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed a bit extreme, so i looked into it. turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option many cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. >> banning all abortions? >> i would be delighted sign that bill. >> trying to mislead us. that's wrong. but ban all abortions?...
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romney can win this. a new obama ad is basically trying to frighten democrats into making sure they vote. reminding them of the disputed 2000 election. >> 537. the number of votes that changed the course of american history. >> florida is too close to call. the difference between what was and what could have been. >> a new poll shows that 59% of obama voters and 58% of romney voters are very enthusiastic. but the abc news "washington post" poll indicates obama's enthusiasm numbers were higher four years ago at 68%, while romney's numbers are considerably better than john mccain's, which were at 38 four years ago. the cheering was deafening at this large obama rally in cleveland's lake front, but many obama supporters say it feels different than four years ago. >> it's seriously just a different kind of excitement. it's more sort of tempered in reality that this is a campaign, not a crusade. >> thank you! >> reporter: on the gop side, anti-obama sentiment remains a key component of pushing supporters to vo
romney can win this. a new obama ad is basically trying to frighten democrats into making sure they vote. reminding them of the disputed 2000 election. >> 537. the number of votes that changed the course of american history. >> florida is too close to call. the difference between what was and what could have been. >> a new poll shows that 59% of obama voters and 58% of romney voters are very enthusiastic. but the abc news "washington post" poll indicates obama's...
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but the romney campaign, they're not taking anything for granted and a spokesman for romney put out a statement stating point-blank that governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments, they do not reflect his views. >> the reason right away is because of women voters, right? perhaps taking offense to those comments. >> there's no question about it. remember what happened a couple of months ago when the republican senate candidate in missouri, todd akin made comments, more stringent than this, but the republican party threw him under the bus. that is the question at this early hour, i've been speaking to some republican strategists who are involved in this campaign in indiana, that's the question is how much are the republican officials nationally going to going to push back on him. it's a tough thing for them strategically, because they do want to keep appealing to women, but when it comes to the balance of power in the senate, indiana -- this was already a very close race. surprisingly close race. because the democrat is pretty conservative. it's a conservative state. and
but the romney campaign, they're not taking anything for granted and a spokesman for romney put out a statement stating point-blank that governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments, they do not reflect his views. >> the reason right away is because of women voters, right? perhaps taking offense to those comments. >> there's no question about it. remember what happened a couple of months ago when the republican senate candidate in missouri, todd akin made comments,...
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the president leads at 237 to romney's 191. one state crucial to both campaigns is virginia, which is where we find our chief national correspondent, john king, tonight. and john, let's go through this from each side. first of all, what's the obama path to victory? >> reporter:el with, if you start, erin, 237 strong other leaning his way. let's assume nothing else on the map changes. the president could get it just by camping out in the midwest. if he wins iowa, wisconsin and ohio, that's 34 right there. that would get him to 271. so that's the president's most obvious path. get it out in the heartland in the midwest. iowa, though, is a pretty close state. if the president can't get iowa, he'll have to look for a backup plan. he would probably look to the midwest. >> what about mitt romney? that seems to be more -- a more convoluted path at the least, right? >> reporter: well, it's harder, because he starts at 191, not 237. so simple math tells you, he's got a harder path to get there. here's how he gets there. number one, he n
the president leads at 237 to romney's 191. one state crucial to both campaigns is virginia, which is where we find our chief national correspondent, john king, tonight. and john, let's go through this from each side. first of all, what's the obama path to victory? >> reporter:el with, if you start, erin, 237 strong other leaning his way. let's assume nothing else on the map changes. the president could get it just by camping out in the midwest. if he wins iowa, wisconsin and ohio, that's...
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and you can tell that romney -- if it's such an obvious thing, why doesn't romney just say what obama said. >> withdraw his endorsement and let it go. like he did with todd akin. i will not campaign in missouri. >> but what mourdock said wasn't remotely like what akin said. >> it wasn't. >> akin said there isn't anything like there's fake rape and fake pregnancy, mourdock said childrewho are conceived in rape are equally god's children. >> a gift from god. >> which is god's will as if god is -- >> it would be helpful -- >> we're fabricating an issue here. did he word it poorly? absolutely. was he intending to say the rape was the will of god? no, it's the child. donna -- >> republicans like to say it's because our statements are worded poorly. >> democrats don't do poorly worded segments -- >> ladies, it should be women talking about this issue. but we've got to move on. go ahead, ana. >> my advice is to elected officials, folks running for office. i think they should follow john mccain's example. yesterday when he got asked about the mourdock issue, he said, look, i will support him
and you can tell that romney -- if it's such an obvious thing, why doesn't romney just say what obama said. >> withdraw his endorsement and let it go. like he did with todd akin. i will not campaign in missouri. >> but what mourdock said wasn't remotely like what akin said. >> it wasn't. >> akin said there isn't anything like there's fake rape and fake pregnancy, mourdock said childrewho are conceived in rape are equally god's children. >> a gift from god. >>...
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does pressure on mitt romney grow? >> you know, if there were something substantive underneath it the story might continue but it's pretty clear what he meant. he was talking about a baby and life was god's will, not that -- god's will that a woman be raped. you know, anderson, looking at these surveys, this survey is a bit of an outlier. mitt romney has been closing the gender gap with women since the first debate. i think one of the things that's happening here is the obama campaign has had this very focused campaign of women are a collection of reproductive parts, that's the only thing they care about are these kind of issues as opposed to having enough respect for women to understand that guess what, they participate in the economy, they're the engine of economic growth, they're starting most small businesses in this country. and i think it's a little bit demeaning to say that women only care about one thing and one thing only. and i think that's one of the reasons that obama's having a problem, an increasing probl
does pressure on mitt romney grow? >> you know, if there were something substantive underneath it the story might continue but it's pretty clear what he meant. he was talking about a baby and life was god's will, not that -- god's will that a woman be raped. you know, anderson, looking at these surveys, this survey is a bit of an outlier. mitt romney has been closing the gender gap with women since the first debate. i think one of the things that's happening here is the obama campaign has...
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romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so that's one. israel is another key issue, and here i think the romney campaign really does -- can get some traction in a state like florida. the fact is, the president went after a comprehensive settlement freeze. it failed, and in the process he not only alienated the israelis, but he also alienated the palestinians and the arabs as well and made a bad situation worse. >> i'm going to interrupt you because time is always fleeting, and i want to bring up iran because that seems to be the critical issue of the moment for both of these men. what do you do with iran? should a military strike be considere
romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so...
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i saw a pro romney ad, talking to a voter and romney gives a gulp, couldn't help but wonder if i saw this 20 times did they decided they would leave the gulp in because it made romney look more human and concerned, take it out because it would make him look weak. these are the things you start to fixate on when you see something 20 times in the space of a short time. >> and even people not locked in a room, they see these campaign ads 20, 30, 40 times. i mean at what point during the 45 hours did you just completely zone out and not care anymore? >> oh, i would say about a third of the way through, i started to be overwhelmed and by halfway through it was a nightmare to see the same ad for the 18th time and i would notice the tiny things. i remember there was a woman in a pro obama ad, a woman in a grocery store comparison shopping because she's trying to save money and looking at these two cans of tuna and i kept wonderi wondering which one she was going to pick and you never find out. see the ad for the 19th time it goes battie. >> is that the one that haunts your nightmares? >> am
i saw a pro romney ad, talking to a voter and romney gives a gulp, couldn't help but wonder if i saw this 20 times did they decided they would leave the gulp in because it made romney look more human and concerned, take it out because it would make him look weak. these are the things you start to fixate on when you see something 20 times in the space of a short time. >> and even people not locked in a room, they see these campaign ads 20, 30, 40 times. i mean at what point during the 45...
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wife, ann romney. two fascinating women and strong advocates for their successful and ambitious husbands. at the bottom of the hour we'll bring you a special of "the journey of ann romney." she tells our own gloria borger that some people have the wrong impression of her husband. >> there are a lot of charges about your husband. one of them is that he's somebody who has no core. that he's been on both sides of a lot of issues. >> and that's just to me like the most false charge there is. because i know his core. >> what is his core? >> honesty, integrity, decency, intelligence, conviction to doing the right thing. for me i've seen that in everything he's done. and he's exhibited it in every way that he's lived his life. >> more from mrs. romney at the bottom of the hour here on cnn the in the meantime the first lady, michelle obama, spoke with our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. she says her husband, the president, is dedicated to helping all americans. >> what i can tell you about my h
wife, ann romney. two fascinating women and strong advocates for their successful and ambitious husbands. at the bottom of the hour we'll bring you a special of "the journey of ann romney." she tells our own gloria borger that some people have the wrong impression of her husband. >> there are a lot of charges about your husband. one of them is that he's somebody who has no core. that he's been on both sides of a lot of issues. >> and that's just to me like the most false...
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we quickly moved indiana and missouri from lean romney to solid romney. why did we move north carolina? not because of the polls. the polls have indicated lately that mitt romney does have a slight advantage and seems to be growing by day but also, we take a look at where the president's been campaigning. guess what, when was the last time the president was in north carolina? you showed it, the convention in early september. ashleigh? >> thank you, paul. as we continue to look at all the states we look a lot at ohio, both the candidates stumping in ohio today, mitt romney on that stage in ohio, the rally in worthington will be later on today. just looking at my map. i think it's at 3:10 eastern time. you can bet your bottom dollar lot of folks getting out ready to watch the governor come into their state and do his blitz. back in a moment. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced
we quickly moved indiana and missouri from lean romney to solid romney. why did we move north carolina? not because of the polls. the polls have indicated lately that mitt romney does have a slight advantage and seems to be growing by day but also, we take a look at where the president's been campaigning. guess what, when was the last time the president was in north carolina? you showed it, the convention in early september. ashleigh? >> thank you, paul. as we continue to look at all the...
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mitt romney has endorsed mourdock. here it is, for all the world to see. >> this fall, i'm supporting mitch arrested mourdock for senate. as state treasurer, richard worked with daniels to balance the budget and make government more accountable. as senator, richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run health care. richard will help stop the liberal reid/pelosi agenda. >> now romney is distancing himself from mourdock's latest comments, but don't expect him to run very far. he says mourdock's are way different than congressman todd akin. aiken talked about a magical uterus that could prevent pregnancy after rape. mourdock expressed his strong belief that god creates all live. what's unclear, whether any of this will affect the race between romney and obama. talkback question for you. do candidates' comments on rape and abortion influence your vote? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your comments, later this hour. >>> hurricane season, of course, not over yet. residents in jamaica are ge
mitt romney has endorsed mourdock. here it is, for all the world to see. >> this fall, i'm supporting mitch arrested mourdock for senate. as state treasurer, richard worked with daniels to balance the budget and make government more accountable. as senator, richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run health care. richard will help stop the liberal reid/pelosi agenda. >> now romney is distancing himself from mourdock's latest comments, but don't expect him to...
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mitt romney has not actually said that. the chance for this staying in the news another day is pretty good. >> john mccain actually complicates things for mitt romney and richard mourdock on those comments. president obama also waded into this donald trump issue, with his big $5 million donation if the president releases his college record. >> renault asks the president what's trump's beef with you? what does obama have to say? >> this dates back to when we were growing up together in kenya. >> i got to give you that one. >> we had constant run-ins on the soccer field. he wasn't very good and resented it. >> john, this is what of those moments you remember why president obama's likability ratings are higher than mitt romney's. obama is very good in these environments cracking jokes, being a little self deprecating. >> peter, you have a great piece up on cnn.com. i recommend it to everyone in the audience, talking about the swing states. right now we say there are about eight toss-ups. which are the most swingingest? >> i ca
mitt romney has not actually said that. the chance for this staying in the news another day is pretty good. >> john mccain actually complicates things for mitt romney and richard mourdock on those comments. president obama also waded into this donald trump issue, with his big $5 million donation if the president releases his college record. >> renault asks the president what's trump's beef with you? what does obama have to say? >> this dates back to when we were growing up...
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you've got mitt romney who's very outspoken. who do you think has the upper hand in that particular debate? >> they want to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. what point do they draw the linesome and for president obama, it's preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. while mitt romney is drawing the line atingi ining iran from being the capacity to produce a fluke clear weapon. mitt romney should not be allowed even the capacity to develop that weapon. so they're very close, but in one sense we have also heard mitt romney go after president obama for his strange relations with his prime minister that there should be no daylight with israel and this is where he could go after him. again, for leadership. >> and an important point, specifically we start talking about a swing state like florida, because of a significant jewish population, they could be impacted because of howard -- i have to ask you about syria. it's bound to come up in this debate. president obama is going to say that we have to stay back, america
you've got mitt romney who's very outspoken. who do you think has the upper hand in that particular debate? >> they want to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. what point do they draw the linesome and for president obama, it's preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. while mitt romney is drawing the line atingi ining iran from being the capacity to produce a fluke clear weapon. mitt romney should not be allowed even the capacity to develop that weapon. so they're very...
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obama has 122 to romney's 40. in florida, obama has 102 to romney's 48. and in virginia, 47-29. a bit closer there. that's just those three states. and quickly, john, i have to wrap it up. but the other battleground states, are they representative like this, as well, in terms of obama really just -- almost 5-1, outnumbering romney in the battleground -- in the ground game effort. >> it is pretty consistent. across the nation, obama has around 750 local headquarters. mitt romney's campaign has around 280. but, again -- >> wow. >> folks in the romney and republican camp will tell you the rnc is deeply invested in ground game, particularly, and these headquarters are just one metric. what really matters is voter contacts, voter outreach. and republicans feel they have an edge there. but the obama campaign has been at this the last 18 months during the whole time romney was running to get the nomination, the obama campaign was focused on building out their ground game. >> ali and john, thank you very much. >> whose shirt? >> i'm not -- i'm not getting -- i'm going to show you one th
obama has 122 to romney's 40. in florida, obama has 102 to romney's 48. and in virginia, 47-29. a bit closer there. that's just those three states. and quickly, john, i have to wrap it up. but the other battleground states, are they representative like this, as well, in terms of obama really just -- almost 5-1, outnumbering romney in the battleground -- in the ground game effort. >> it is pretty consistent. across the nation, obama has around 750 local headquarters. mitt romney's campaign...
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this hour we'll hear from mitt romney. he will speak to supporters in reno, nevada, before jetting off to iowa for a speech tonight in cedar rapids. president obama was first on the trail this morning in davenport, iowa. and take a look at this. before the day is over, he'll have appeared in four states, in addition to iowa. he's got stops in colorado, nevada, plus "the tonight show" taping in southern california. here is the president ticking off some of his achievements at stop number one today. >> i said i'd bet on american workers and american ingenuity and while the other guy was saying let detroit go bankrupt, i went in there and worked with them, the workers and the management, and we saved a dying auto industry that is back on top of the world. on issue after issue we are moving forward. after losing 9 million jobs in the great recession, our businesses have now added more than 5 million new jobs over the past 2 1/2 years. manufacturing is at its highest level since the '90s. unemployment has fallen to its lowest l
this hour we'll hear from mitt romney. he will speak to supporters in reno, nevada, before jetting off to iowa for a speech tonight in cedar rapids. president obama was first on the trail this morning in davenport, iowa. and take a look at this. before the day is over, he'll have appeared in four states, in addition to iowa. he's got stops in colorado, nevada, plus "the tonight show" taping in southern california. here is the president ticking off some of his achievements at stop...
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cnn estimates that mitt romney is cleedileading in is states. it takes 270 to win the white house. >> our campaign is growing into a movement that says we are going to get america back and strong and provide for our families. >> but president obama is in the midst of a 48 hour non-stop campaigning exhibition. >> people say what did i say i was going to do in 2008 and what have i delivered? they can have confidence that the things i say, i mean. >> we begin tonight with the governor of massachusetts. governor how are you? >> i'm great how are you? >> somebody tweeted me, it said whether you are a supporter or not of president obama, what he doesn't hear of people saying he has done a brilliant job, that is why he should be re-elected. >> how do you react to that? >> i told you the story about when the president came to visit me. i want him to take the advice in terms of the bragging. this president added 5.5 million jobs in the last few months. who has extended health care to every single american after 90 years of trying and brought bin laden to
cnn estimates that mitt romney is cleedileading in is states. it takes 270 to win the white house. >> our campaign is growing into a movement that says we are going to get america back and strong and provide for our families. >> but president obama is in the midst of a 48 hour non-stop campaigning exhibition. >> people say what did i say i was going to do in 2008 and what have i delivered? they can have confidence that the things i say, i mean. >> we begin tonight with...
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where does governor romney and ryan go. just as important or more important, campaigns have to make decisions and the obama campaign recently borrowed $15 million. money is not scarce. these guys have raised a boat load of money and not taking public financing and not subject to caps, but you are at a point where you have to make consequential decisions and every decision is make or break. we are talking to democrats and they will wait and see what happens in the 48 hours with the numbers. if the answer is no and florida and north carolina are moving his way, they think the smart thing to do is scale back and build a fire wall in the midwest. >> you have done commercials for candidates. how does it work logistically and how often are they polling and how much communication is there between the ad people and the poll people to determine our ads? >> sometimes the ad people tell you way too much communication with the polling people. the ad guys and they do the math. it's a little bit about and they are polling around the cloc
where does governor romney and ryan go. just as important or more important, campaigns have to make decisions and the obama campaign recently borrowed $15 million. money is not scarce. these guys have raised a boat load of money and not taking public financing and not subject to caps, but you are at a point where you have to make consequential decisions and every decision is make or break. we are talking to democrats and they will wait and see what happens in the 48 hours with the numbers. if...
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i guess that explains romney's new secret code name. yesterday president obama visited the swing state of ohio for the 17th time this year. 17 times. people are so used to seeing him they're like, oh, hi, oh. >> donald trump called president obama and said, i'll give you $5 million, $5 million if you can release your college records and your passport. here's $5 million. release your college records and your passport and i said, hey, don, i'll give you $5 million if you release that thing on your head. >> well, experts say the entire 2012 election could come down to just eight states. the states are confusion, dismay, depression, apathy, shock, disbelief, despair and anxiety. those are the eight states. >> boy, this is the time when you really see what comedians have in them. their createivity and their talent. >> the late-night hosts and "snl." every saturday night, appointment television. >>> thanks for starting your morning with us, we have much more ahead on "cnn saturday morning." starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone! rise a
i guess that explains romney's new secret code name. yesterday president obama visited the swing state of ohio for the 17th time this year. 17 times. people are so used to seeing him they're like, oh, hi, oh. >> donald trump called president obama and said, i'll give you $5 million, $5 million if you can release your college records and your passport. here's $5 million. release your college records and your passport and i said, hey, don, i'll give you $5 million if you release that thing...
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obama is also now beating romney with suburban women, and back in september that same group favored romney by six points. what about the gender gap here? >> i would be surprised if women overall favored the -- mitt romney in september. usually, of course there has been a gender gap, democrats run better among women than men. what's striking in this poll and in all the polls and i think sets up an important dynamic for tonight's debate is that president obama has lost ground among white women and not only the blue collar white women who are always loosely attached to him, but in a number of these polls, college educated white women who have been the most democratic portion of the white electorate. and i think that kind of creates, you saw that in the second debate, focus on issues like equity, access to contraception and planned parenthood. one of the focus in this debate could very well be to try to continue that argument aiming at women for the president, by suggesting that mitt romney is too quick to kind of rattle the war card. >> it's interesting you say that. this is a foreign policy
obama is also now beating romney with suburban women, and back in september that same group favored romney by six points. what about the gender gap here? >> i would be surprised if women overall favored the -- mitt romney in september. usually, of course there has been a gender gap, democrats run better among women than men. what's striking in this poll and in all the polls and i think sets up an important dynamic for tonight's debate is that president obama has lost ground among white...
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first and foremost, a romney. >> the romney name has been in the public eye the last half century. a family of great wealth and business achievement, political success as well as failures. mitt was the fourth and last child for george and lenore romney, born march 12, 1947. some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september 1956. mitt is growing like a weed, is full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was extremely energetic. kind of kid that could never sit down. his mind was going 100 miles an hour. >> george was much the same way. you know, he's just -- he's got that energy. >> fill i want maxwell lived down the street from the romneys in a wealthy detroit suburb. >> george would go out on the golf course, and he had fluorescent golf balls. he would hit the ball, running after the ball, jogging, hit the ball again and that was his exercise. >> young mitt not only had his father's energy -- >> there seems to be a special bond between george and mitt. >> the co-authors of the book "the real romney". >> mitt absol
first and foremost, a romney. >> the romney name has been in the public eye the last half century. a family of great wealth and business achievement, political success as well as failures. mitt was the fourth and last child for george and lenore romney, born march 12, 1947. some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september 1956. mitt is growing like a weed, is full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was extremely...
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what mitt romney says about ships and the navy is foolish. the notion that you can measure the strength of our navy by lining up all of our ships in the harbor and counting them is silly. on the issue of whether or not these debates are about finding common ground, you know, being commander in chief is about providing leadership. it's not necessarily about providing common ground. it's about providing a clear direction. mitt romney's problem is that he's never been able to do that. >> quick final word. >> you know, i think that's a silly argument. i think we've got to have a president who can find common ground, move us forward. that's the whole problem with washington. and i think mitt romney has demonstrated he knows how to do it. >> thanks very much to both of you. we will see, two weeks to go. "outfront" next, we go to florida, where john avlon is touring the state, talking to a small group of voters who literally could decide the entire election. >>> and apple already changed the tablet world when they had the ipad. have they done it aga
what mitt romney says about ships and the navy is foolish. the notion that you can measure the strength of our navy by lining up all of our ships in the harbor and counting them is silly. on the issue of whether or not these debates are about finding common ground, you know, being commander in chief is about providing leadership. it's not necessarily about providing common ground. it's about providing a clear direction. mitt romney's problem is that he's never been able to do that. >>...
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romney spoke to them on the record. i didn't understand why it was going to background, as they say, or off the record, and then the newspaper has said, you know, we did speak to him, but we can't tell you what he said because it was off the record. it was on background. the campaign -- the president does go through some issues there. maybe he didn't want to make it public. he says he is confidented that imgrigs reform will be done if he is re-elected. maybe in the first year he says there will be a grand bargain in his words as far as the budget is concerned. he goes on to say he will push for infrastructure investment meeting more spending for bridges and roads, and he promises that that $4 trillion deficit reduction target will be met. he said if i am re-elected he said the latino vote will be critical. i don't think that's a surprise, but normally you don't hear a presidential candidacy i'm going to be re-elected because i'm going to do really well among latinos. >> i guess it was advisable that the campaign changed
romney spoke to them on the record. i didn't understand why it was going to background, as they say, or off the record, and then the newspaper has said, you know, we did speak to him, but we can't tell you what he said because it was off the record. it was on background. the campaign -- the president does go through some issues there. maybe he didn't want to make it public. he says he is confidented that imgrigs reform will be done if he is re-elected. maybe in the first year he says there will...
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i think romney's been uneager to really delve in that. >> with mitt romney, every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney breaks out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> reporter: with time running out, this is their last chance to make their case to millions of voters in a single night. governor romney is spending the night in florida to prepare while president obama is doing his debate prep at camp david. >> tomorrow is the final round. you guessed it. you'll not see them on the campaign trail today. mitt romney is in florida prepping and president obama is at camp david. it's their last full day to get ready for the big foreign policy debate. that didn't stop others from getting out there. comedian name jeff fox worthy took his coddy act to. rahm emanuel went to florida to campaign for the president. >> it's not like a lot of gray area here. both president obama and governor romney have different visions of what it takes to move this economy forward. >> about a dozen people were lu
i think romney's been uneager to really delve in that. >> with mitt romney, every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney breaks out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> reporter: with time running out, this is their last chance to make their case to millions of voters in a single night. governor romney is spending the night in florida to prepare while president obama is doing his...
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you see romney making major speeches. to me this needs to be seen more through the prism of getting folks excited to go vote than through the prism of, hey, we're about to get some real big policy notifications here. >> you have the nbc wall street journal poll here saying that more people are confident that romney can best handle the economy overall. 46% to president obama's 40%. you got this poll over here from nbc, wall street journal saying more people believe that the president would do a better job looking out specifically for the middle class. 52% to 36% for romney. what do you think, candy, actually carries more weight. >> we've always thought the question cares about people like me or understands people like me to carry a lot of weight, and that's closest to the second question. in a -- but in an economy where people think what are we going to do, it is huge for mitt romney to have regained because that's where he was kind of a while back, and i think you can attribute this to the first debate. people looked at h
you see romney making major speeches. to me this needs to be seen more through the prism of getting folks excited to go vote than through the prism of, hey, we're about to get some real big policy notifications here. >> you have the nbc wall street journal poll here saying that more people are confident that romney can best handle the economy overall. 46% to president obama's 40%. you got this poll over here from nbc, wall street journal saying more people believe that the president would...
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that is governor romney. women understand that you cannot have somebody leading the country that do not believe women should not make dollar for dollar as a man does when they have to take care of their families. so the polls are one thing, but the ultimate decision will be made on november of 6th. i believe you'll see that ohio is going to stand by the president that has been standing by us. >> i want to talk about the storm. typically in ohio, early in-person voting has been favorable to democrats. the 60/40 split in 2008. hurricane sandy is forecast to hit northeast ohio. are you worried about the effects as we go into the last weeks before election day? >> a little, victor. mother nature will have the final say. but i believe people will still press towards the polling places. luckily a lot of folks are voting early. they're voting absentee. a lot of folks are voting by mail and democrats are winning that and winning the early in-person votes. i believe voters will continue to show up and cast their ballo
that is governor romney. women understand that you cannot have somebody leading the country that do not believe women should not make dollar for dollar as a man does when they have to take care of their families. so the polls are one thing, but the ultimate decision will be made on november of 6th. i believe you'll see that ohio is going to stand by the president that has been standing by us. >> i want to talk about the storm. typically in ohio, early in-person voting has been favorable...
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has moved that into the leaning romney campaign. talk about what the analysis of those states is at this point. >> so that's obviously very good news for the romney campaign. they need lock up as many states and put them away, so they can focus on other battlegrounds. the president is taking his tour through six battleground states that the obama campaign still feels that they can win or challenge romney to continue to spend money in. and we have been hustling through them. in the last days, we've been in florida, now i'm here twice, ohio, colorado, we'll be going to virginia. the president was in nevada last night and he's also been in iowa and he's making a stop along the way to vote, to early vote in illinois, because the early vote is so crucial for the obama campaign to turn out their forces. part of this, soledad, i think is a mind fake, a little bit to get out the -- to force romney to keep spending money in some of the states where he might actually have an edge, although the obama people won't admit that, states lake florid
has moved that into the leaning romney campaign. talk about what the analysis of those states is at this point. >> so that's obviously very good news for the romney campaign. they need lock up as many states and put them away, so they can focus on other battlegrounds. the president is taking his tour through six battleground states that the obama campaign still feels that they can win or challenge romney to continue to spend money in. and we have been hustling through them. in the last...
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romney, the campaign there has nine. talk about the advantage that off aers. . >> we learned years ago having a strong, local centered ground opaeratio opo operation where people are empowered makes a big difference. to obama's victories in 2008 and certainly here in new hampshire in 2008 when we had a democratic sweep. i actually believe, although the results will all be close, we're going to hold on to the governor's office and pick up both congressional seats, as well as gain the majorities in the legislature. republicans had a big tea party year in 2010. >> let me ask you about a bit of a disconnect that the number in the stats for the state and how they may not really connect to the voters. the president won in new hampshire in 2008 by nine points. unemployment is 5.7% below the national average. housing prices are up. he has twice as many field offices than romney and you say you expected it to get closer for the race to tighten. why is it the good news for new hampshire connecting with support for the president? i
romney, the campaign there has nine. talk about the advantage that off aers. . >> we learned years ago having a strong, local centered ground opaeratio opo operation where people are empowered makes a big difference. to obama's victories in 2008 and certainly here in new hampshire in 2008 when we had a democratic sweep. i actually believe, although the results will all be close, we're going to hold on to the governor's office and pick up both congressional seats, as well as gain the...
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romney take it back. as cnn's john king reports, the answer is likely to lie in the suburbs in washington's backyard. >> you know, in ten straight presidential elections virginia had been reliably red and 2008 came along. you see it blue for president obama. let's pop it up. i drew in the northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else in the state john mccain and barack obama were even. the margin was 234,000 votes. all of it came from here. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is from the republican party in virginia. >> mitt romney's path to the white house run through virginia and to win it he must win it within an hour's drive of washington. >> it's all about northern virginia. they've moved here from democratic areas that they have turned a solid red state into a purple state. >> reporter: recent polls show a dead heat but this republican pollster likes the trend line. >> if you look at the dozen polls in virginia taken before the first presidential debate on october 3rd, obama was
romney take it back. as cnn's john king reports, the answer is likely to lie in the suburbs in washington's backyard. >> you know, in ten straight presidential elections virginia had been reliably red and 2008 came along. you see it blue for president obama. let's pop it up. i drew in the northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else in the state john mccain and barack obama were even. the margin was 234,000 votes. all of it came from here. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably...
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mitt romney, 20. but the real question will be if there is an impact, if there are blackouts, how will that affect get-out-the-vote efforts? that's a giant x factor in the election in the coastal states, especially this must-win swing state of virginia. >> john avalon. thank you very much. tell ali velshi good morning. >> reporter: thanks. >> stick around. in 90 minutes, ali and john will have brand new interviews from the battleground bus tour in lexington, virginia. >>> former prime ministers past finally -- prime minister's past finally catches up to him. he might have been sentenced to prison but says he's not done with politics yet. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advis
mitt romney, 20. but the real question will be if there is an impact, if there are blackouts, how will that affect get-out-the-vote efforts? that's a giant x factor in the election in the coastal states, especially this must-win swing state of virginia. >> john avalon. thank you very much. tell ali velshi good morning. >> reporter: thanks. >> stick around. in 90 minutes, ali and john will have brand new interviews from the battleground bus tour in lexington, virginia....
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are romney officials concerned? >> you are concerned about everything that happens at this point in the campaign. they have an ad running in a state with mitt romney, they did not ask for it to be taken down. i spoke with a romney senior adviser who said they did test owning this after the whole todd akin case in missouri, and they say what they discovered, when somebody makes a stupid remark, they aren't going to blame mitt romney for it they feel like this story won't have much of an impact on them. >> alex, you looked into this in the past, have you done ads. do you agree it doesn't have much of an impact on romney? >> this too shall pass. it's more of a distraction, and that's the cost the campaign pays. instead of talking about the economy and jobs which is what mitt romney rather talk about, he has to spend a couple of hours discussing this. >> it's been a news cycle. we've been talking about this all day. >> not really. it's fairly clear what mourdock meant. he was not talking that god willed women to be rape
are romney officials concerned? >> you are concerned about everything that happens at this point in the campaign. they have an ad running in a state with mitt romney, they did not ask for it to be taken down. i spoke with a romney senior adviser who said they did test owning this after the whole todd akin case in missouri, and they say what they discovered, when somebody makes a stupid remark, they aren't going to blame mitt romney for it they feel like this story won't have much of an...
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it's mitt romney at 44%, president obama at 49%. and if you look specifically at women, president obama holds a lead there, with registered female voters, 51%, to 43%. that tightens up a little bit, though, when you look at likely female voters, 52% to 41%. none of those numbers, though, should make anybody on either side particularly comfortable. how worried are you when you look at those polls, 47% to 47%? >> well, you're right, soledad. i mean the polls are showing this is an extremely close race. i think everybody expected this race to tighten up as we got toward the finish line. i do think if you look at the battleground state polls, which will determine the election, the president still has a lead in places like ohio. but, nobody should be taking anything for granted, and the president certainly is not taking anything for granted. turnout is essential. as is that battle for the dwindling number of undecided voters. >> let's talk about endorsements. i'm going to read some of the ones that have now endorsed mitt romney. this one
it's mitt romney at 44%, president obama at 49%. and if you look specifically at women, president obama holds a lead there, with registered female voters, 51%, to 43%. that tightens up a little bit, though, when you look at likely female voters, 52% to 41%. none of those numbers, though, should make anybody on either side particularly comfortable. how worried are you when you look at those polls, 47% to 47%? >> well, you're right, soledad. i mean the polls are showing this is an extremely...
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now it's governor romney's turn. he has a five-point plan for the economy and he says he'll create a whopping 12 million jobs in four years. i have said before, i will say it again, that's a ridiculous pledge and i'll wear a dress for a week if it happens. why? because our anemic economic growth cannot support a huge surge in job creation. not without something very substantial changing and nobody predicts that to happen. here's the five points that president romney -- that presidential candidate romney is focusing on. first, energy independence. he says this will create millions of jobs in areas like oil, gas and manufacturing. second, trade. romney will open new markets and create a level playing field by pressure countries like china. three, he'll improve education, retrain workers and help the unemployed. these will likely be state run initiatives, however. four, etch' slash spending to cut the deficit and shrink the deficit. five, he'll had help small businesses that includes repealing obama care and cutting tax
now it's governor romney's turn. he has a five-point plan for the economy and he says he'll create a whopping 12 million jobs in four years. i have said before, i will say it again, that's a ridiculous pledge and i'll wear a dress for a week if it happens. why? because our anemic economic growth cannot support a huge surge in job creation. not without something very substantial changing and nobody predicts that to happen. here's the five points that president romney -- that presidential...
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on 30 rock, don cheadle is paid to endorse mitt romney. here it is. >> hi, i'm hollywood liberal don cheadle and i support -- barack obama would have you believe that african-americans are better off under his leadership. but i just got $10 million for appearing in an ad for mitt romney. so ask yourselves, brothers and sisters, who's really got your back? because from where i'm standing, mitt romney is -- oh, my dear -- >> dean is here. your new article on cnn.com, are you getting more material from the right or from the left? >> it depends on what you're talking about. i try to get material from both. i think sometimes some of the politicians on the right give us more material. but some of the stuff this week was ridiculous. you had trump and coulter and sarah palin and john sununu. i just wrote an article entitled "ignore the publicity whores." the media reflects what we want. if ann coulter doesn't date ratings on piers morgan, she's not going to get them -- >> you were really flabbergasted at that. and then you sent me something -- and
on 30 rock, don cheadle is paid to endorse mitt romney. here it is. >> hi, i'm hollywood liberal don cheadle and i support -- barack obama would have you believe that african-americans are better off under his leadership. but i just got $10 million for appearing in an ad for mitt romney. so ask yourselves, brothers and sisters, who's really got your back? because from where i'm standing, mitt romney is -- oh, my dear -- >> dean is here. your new article on cnn.com, are you getting...
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barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting electrorate has your own new polling out this morning showing a dead heat there. obama and romney both pulling 49% of support out of likely voters. this is in line with that tightening national race according to a number of major polls. so why is, or is it your view, that ohio is kind of the microcosm of the country? >> ohio is, indeed, fredricka. it always is. it's tied this time, but if you were to compare, let's say, texas or utah with new york and put them all in one state, you would have ohio. >> so the president has traveled to that state at least 24 times, mitt romney somewhere more than 40 ti
barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting...
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no surprise, by the romney campaign. a spokesperson calling the attack laughable, saying "as governor mitt romney worked with democrats to close a 3 billion deficit, balanced budget by cutting taxes three times, lowered the massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%." this is going to be a really tough race here, fred, and you can tell by how many times the president has visited. two times in two weeks. and we're expecting vice president joe biden, barring the storm affecting his schedule to be here on monday. >> and then from new hampshire, the president is on to quite a few other battleground states, ohio being one of them. virginia, where else? >> reporter: he goes to ohio a few times actually. he is heading tomorrow to florida, a day early in anticipation of the storm. you have florida, virginia, ohio, wisconsin, colorado, then back to ohio, and then we'll see -- he is expected to continue on his travels through tuesday, election day. >> all right, thank you so much, traveling with the president there in new hampshire.
no surprise, by the romney campaign. a spokesperson calling the attack laughable, saying "as governor mitt romney worked with democrats to close a 3 billion deficit, balanced budget by cutting taxes three times, lowered the massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%." this is going to be a really tough race here, fred, and you can tell by how many times the president has visited. two times in two weeks. and we're expecting vice president joe biden, barring the storm affecting his...
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mitt romney has texas, mitt romney has georgia and not much else in terms of big electoral votes which is why florida is so important for the republican candidate, always at least going back to 2000 when we first started to see it as a red state-blue state kind of divide. >> let's take a look at another state, and that's nevada, obama is leading, is this the latino vote factor that we have heard so much about? >> the president's going to win latinos outside of florida by a pretty healthy margin, the question is by how much, the other question we're going to need to answer and we won't know until after election. is the president's supporters going to show up to vote? they could be boosting him in nevada, but the other thing going on in nevada on the ground, which is unlike all of the other battleground states is the democrats have managed to -- the romney campaign and the government of the i'm in -- make up for the state party's dysfunction. the democrat had no such problem. the obama campaign and the state party run by senate majority leader harry reid is humming on all cylinders, they
mitt romney has texas, mitt romney has georgia and not much else in terms of big electoral votes which is why florida is so important for the republican candidate, always at least going back to 2000 when we first started to see it as a red state-blue state kind of divide. >> let's take a look at another state, and that's nevada, obama is leading, is this the latino vote factor that we have heard so much about? >> the president's going to win latinos outside of florida by a pretty...
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>> i think it's going to be romney. i've thought that since he was the nominee. >> you didn't want him as nominee, though. >> there was a brief period where as i say i ran off with a biker but i came back to the responsible choice and i think, i mean, the reason i said two years out when people were still thinking sarah palin might be the nominee or ron paul, it was a long time out when i said if we don't run christie it will be romney and he'll lose. i took that back six months later because obama's made such a mess of the economy. i travel a lot out in america and people are really, really hurting. there are a lot of people who are unemployed, underemployed, they know they're not doing what they should be doing. obama care is coming down the track like a bullet train and a lot of people are going to have to go out of business or have already gone out of business. >> where do you give obama credit? most powerful arguments i hear are where a republican can give the democratic president some credit and vice versa, where
>> i think it's going to be romney. i've thought that since he was the nominee. >> you didn't want him as nominee, though. >> there was a brief period where as i say i ran off with a biker but i came back to the responsible choice and i think, i mean, the reason i said two years out when people were still thinking sarah palin might be the nominee or ron paul, it was a long time out when i said if we don't run christie it will be romney and he'll lose. i took that back six...
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and i believe governor romney, you go first? >> we're going to be finished by 2014, when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops out by 2014. the commanders and generals are on track to do so. we've seen progress over the past several years. the surge has been successful, and the training program is proceeding at a good pace. they're now a large number of afghan security forces, 350,000 that are ready to step in to provide security and we're going to be able to make that transition by the end of 2014, so our troops will come home at that point. i can tell you at the same time, we look at what's happening in pakist pakistan, recognize what's happening in pakistan is going to have a major impact on the success in afghanistan. i say that because i know a lot of people think we should wash our hands and walk away. pakistan's being nice to us, and we should walk away. pakistan is important to the region, the world and us. pakistan has nuclear warheads and they're rushing to build a lot more. they'll have more than great br
and i believe governor romney, you go first? >> we're going to be finished by 2014, when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops out by 2014. the commanders and generals are on track to do so. we've seen progress over the past several years. the surge has been successful, and the training program is proceeding at a good pace. they're now a large number of afghan security forces, 350,000 that are ready to step in to provide security and we're going to be able to make that...
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i support mitt romney. you could say that i endorse mitt romney, but that's not just because i'm a wohite man. we all have things which we're for, which we support. colin powell believes the president is heading down the right path. i simply disagree on this issue with colin powell. let's go to the real point of this. that is both these candidates, mitt romney and president obama have had a chance to sell what they bloelieve to the country. on the house side we're doing the same. as chairman of the national republican committee, i'm responsible for house races, our candidates and performances. i think we're doing a great job. we have african-american, matter of fact, haitian american candidate doing a good job. downtown in new york, new york city out on the island, probably going to win his race. richardtesei in massachusetts, a man who will win -- a republican in massachusetts. this is the kind of strength that the house republicans have, as we talk about the issues of growing jobs and making america stron
i support mitt romney. you could say that i endorse mitt romney, but that's not just because i'm a wohite man. we all have things which we're for, which we support. colin powell believes the president is heading down the right path. i simply disagree on this issue with colin powell. let's go to the real point of this. that is both these candidates, mitt romney and president obama have had a chance to sell what they bloelieve to the country. on the house side we're doing the same. as chairman of...